SOC 2208

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SOC 2208
Social Inequality

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

This course reviews contemporary approaches to understanding social inequality and the processes by which it comes to be seen as legitimate, natural, or desirable. We address questions of the following kind: what are the major forms of stratification in human history? Are inequality and poverty inevitable? How many social classes are there in advanced industrialism societies? Is there a "ruling class"? Are lifestyles, attitudes, and personalities shaped fundamentally by class membership? Can individuals born into poverty readily escape their class origins and move upward in the class structure? Are social contacts and "luck" important forces in matching individuals to jobs and class positions? What types of social processes serve to maintain and alter racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination in labor markets? Is there an "underclass"? These and other questions are addressed in light of classical and contemporary theory and research.

When Offered Spring, Summer.

Distribution Category (SBA-AS, SCD-AS, SSC-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-SBY, EC-LASP)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 2090, PAM 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5938 SOC 2208   LEC 001

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    • MW Warren Hall B25
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Please email the Department of Sociology at sociology@cornell.edu about add/drop or changing sections.

  •  6254 SOC 2208   DIS 201

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    • F Statler Hall 391
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6256 SOC 2208   DIS 203

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    • F Uris Hall 262
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6257 SOC 2208   DIS 204

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    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6258 SOC 2208   DIS 205

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6260 SOC 2208   DIS 207

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6261 SOC 2208   DIS 208

  •  
    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7718 SOC 2208   DIS 210

  •  
    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8498 SOC 2208   DIS 211

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This section is limited to students in enrollment group “not in Ithaca” and intended for students living in time zones that are 3-4 hours behind (i.e., PST or Alaska time) or 10-17 hours ahead of EST.

  • 20761 SOC 2208   DIS 212

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person